42 U.S.C. § 5307
Special purpose grants
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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For each fiscal year (except as otherwise provided in this paragraph), of the total amount provided in appropriation Acts under section 5303 of this title for the fiscal year, $60,000,000 shall be set aside for grants under subsection (b) for such year for the following purposes:
Any grants made under this section shall be in addition to any other grants that may be made under this chapter to the same entities for the same purposes.
From amounts set aside under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to make grants—
to units of general local government in nonentitlement areas for planning community adjustments and economic diversification activities, which may include any eligible activities under section 5305 of this title, required—
Of the amount set aside for use under subsection (b) in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall,22 So in original. The comma probably should not appear. make grants to institutions of higher education, either directly or through areawide planning organizations or States, for the purpose of providing assistance to economically disadvantaged and minority students who participate in community development work study programs and are enrolled in full-time graduate or undergraduate programs in community and economic development, community planning, or community management.
Amounts set aside for use under subsection (b) in any fiscal year but not used in that year shall remain available for use in subsequent fiscal years in accordance with the provisions of that subsection.
Any grant made under this section shall be made pursuant to criteria for selection of recipients of such grants that the Secretary shall by regulation establish and which the Secretary shall publish together with any notification of availability of amounts under this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing Authorization Act of 1976House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1977House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1984House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: 93–6
- Housing and Community Development Act of 1992House: 377–37Senate: no recorded tally
- American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- American Dream Downpayment ActHouse: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally